Quiz 563: Current Affairs 2011

First Published: September 14, 2011 | Last Updated:October 27, 2017

1. The Government of India is planning to establish a new independent nuclear safety regulatory authority. Who among the following will head this new authority?
[A]Prime Minister
[B]President
[C]Minister of Science & Technology
[D]A professional with extensive experience in atomic energy

2. Recently, a consensus has been reached for which among the following names for West Bengal?
[A]Bengal
[B]Bongo State
[C]Paschimbanga
[D]Bangabhoomi

Explanation
3. Immediately before his resignation following the impeachment process started in Rajya Sabha, Justice Soumitra Sen was Judge at which among the following courts?
[A]Jharkhand High Court
[B]Calcutta High Court
[C]Guwahati High Court
[D]Odisha High Court

4. India’s Jwala Gutta and Aswini Ponnappa play which among the following sports?
[A]Badminton
[B]Table Tennis
[C]Law Tennis
[D]None of them

5. What is the current foreign direct investment cap in Insurance sector in India?
[A]26%
[B]51%
[C]71%
[D]100%

6. Which among the following country has recently emerged as Largest Personal-Computer Market of the world ?
[A]India
[B]China
[C]Japan
[D]Malaysia

7. Recently, Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has said that there is no immediate threat to India’s sovereign debt rating . What is S&P sovereign debt rating of India at present?
[A]AA-
[B]BBB-
[C]BB+
[D]BB-

8. The Rajiv Gandhi action plan, put forward by the late Leader in 1988 is related to which among the following?
[A]Environment Protection
[B]Nuclear Disarmament
[C]Information Technology
[D]Multilateral Trade

10. As per the latest data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which among the following states leads in Teledensity in India?
[A]Delhi
[B]Maharashtra
[C]Punjab
[D]Himachal Pradesh

11. With which among the following names, the Akula-II class Nerpa nuclear attack submarine procured from Russia will be inducted in Indian Navy ?
[A]INS Gati
[B]INS Durga
[C]INS Chakra
[D]INS Maurya

12. “Daps one” immunotherapy is related to which among the following diseases?
[A]AIDS
[B]Tuberculosis
[C]Leprosy
[D]Malaria

13. The most distant NASA probe ever powered by the sun, has been sent to which among the following planets?
[A]Mercury
[B]Mars
[C]Jupiter
[D]Saturn

14. World’s tallest Tower “Kingdom Tower” is coming up in which among the following cities?
[A]UAE
[B]Dar-ul-Islam
[C]Jeddah
[D]Istanbul

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